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...what we as a nation were supposed to be all about" but never really explains how or why. Although Taylor is a psychotic monster, there is nothing epic about his depravity, and Maas never solves the mystery of this man's heart of darkness. It may be unfair to fault an author for the book he didn't write, but In a Child's Name might have probed more deeply had it been a novel rather than nonfiction...
...rising rates of mid-life divorce are swelling these financially battered ranks. The advent of no-fault and equitable-distribution divorce laws, which have greatly reduced alimony payments, have left many full-time homemakers out in the cold. Says Curtis Tillman, chief judge of the superior court in DeKalb County, Ga.: "Society no longer believes that a husband should support his wife. Now juries and judges see things as a partnership...
...wished I could give you a name, so that I could call you and tell you that it was not your fault. No matter what, it was not your fault...
...tell me that was not his responsibility. Nobody asks permission every step of the way in sex--that would be ridiculous. And so, you think, it wasn't his fault...
...think you should have said "no" more clearly, or screamed more loudly, or not been alone in the room with him, or not had anything to drink or not gone out that night at all. I am sure that you have thought of all the reasons it was your fault and all the other reasons it was not his fault. You have been well-trained to do that...